Kara Keating Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

• Prepared discovery responses in felony cases ranging from Theft to Aggravated Murder• Drafted responses to defense motions• Conducted legal research necessary to obtain indictments• Assisted with trial preparation• Listened to jail calls for incriminating statements

• Represented client accused of misdemeanor assault in jury trial• Served as Guardian Ad Litem and advocated for best interests of children in DomesticRelations Court• Drafted divorce pleadings and represented client in Domestic Relations Court• Drafted & conducted execution ceremony for will• Negotiated with landlord in housing dispute to allow client to stay in apartment for anadditional month• Negotiated with City Prosecutor to obtain lower penalties for clients

• Instructed 40 undergraduates on trial procedure & rules of evidence• Traveled with teams to competitions across the country• Served as a presiding judge at invitational tournaments• Assisted Head Coach & Executive Board with organization and execution of club activities• Assisted in coordination of Annual Scarlet & Gray Invitational Tournament, including securing Franklin County Courthouse as location, recruiting law students and attorneys to serve as judges, and inviting… Show more • Instructed 40 undergraduates on trial procedure & rules of evidence• Traveled with teams to competitions across the country• Served as a presiding judge at invitational tournaments• Assisted Head Coach & Executive Board with organization and execution of club activities• Assisted in coordination of Annual Scarlet & Gray Invitational Tournament, including securing Franklin County Courthouse as location, recruiting law students and attorneys to serve as judges, and inviting teams to attend. Show less

• Arraigned citizens cited for traffic offenses• Negotiated plea agreements for traffic offenses• Served as lead counsel in bench trial for failure to yield to a school bus• Served as second chair in bench trial for misdemeanor assault

•Conducted legal research on city charter reform•Drafted memoranda for City Attorney on municipal law•Drafted discovery responses•Watched cruiser videos of OVI arrests & drafted memoranda to City Attorney on arrestee’s sobriety for use in Mayor’s Court

• Conducted research on photocopy services for indigent inmates• Drafted memorandum on use of chemical agents against inmates

• Conducted legal research on potential Miranda violation• Responded to defense motions to suppress in OVI & Traffic cases• Observed & assisted in traffic arraignment court

• Conducted legal research on civil & criminal issues• Researched issues in creative sentencing & drafted brief in support• Drafted memoranda & judicial decisions• Observed court proceedings

J.D., Law

Bsba, Marketing

Mock Trial @ OSU: Team Captain (2005-2007), President (2006-2007) Community Commitment: 2005-2006 Summer International Business Program.

History

Education record